INTS 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mercantilism, World Trade Organization, General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

• School: University of Denver
• Department: International Studies
• Course: INTS 1700
• Professor: Amaleia Kolovos

Document Summary

Inter-governmental organization (can be considered a public good) Looking at: organizations that states have formed and joined. You need at least 2 states to form an igo. Way of providing public and collective (rivalrous) goods. Examples of igo"s: united nations, nato (sort of), european union, african union, world. See them as functional, necessary organizations in the international system due to the incr. Different understanding of what they do and mean. Merely a reflection of state power and only have as much power as states give them. States only obey when it is in their interest. Tools of the core to exploit the periphery. Instrumentalist view of igo"s as being an instrument of the core to further their interests. Tragedy of the commons (common goods) rld trade organization increase in communication sts. If it is overconsumed, it diminishes the ability for others to take from it due to the non-exc. Example: pasture where animals can go- open access.